Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-18
THE wIrcH,s FATE.
a Cruel Prejudice of Old Time. MAJ.
Than Euunlled Nn~

OW khnno0 M0$0
Than Equalled Now.
Not many decades ago in this corntrv ~.
people were excited over witchcra t. Persons
suspected were thrown into the water: Il not
witches, they would drown; if thew were
witches. they would swim ashore and would Ia
PI n ~ aea.n: In any event they were doomed.
Not many years ago if a person were taken
SICK with advanced disorder Of tho kidneys
the physician would pronounce the disease
brights disease, and when 90 declared he "a.
garded his responsible y at an end. for med.
lea authority a.mitted that the disease was
When the physician found q patient TINS
affilcted he would say, sOh, q slight attack Of
the kidneys; will be all right in . little whilc.n
He knew to the contrary. But if he could keep
ms patent on his hands for . few months
he knew ho would derive q great revenue from
his case, and then, when the disease had pro-
crossed to q certain stage, he would state the
facts and retire. exonerated from ali blame,
bIt the error Of surprising the disease in
curaDle mas s%ayed the public mind long
opinion has been educated to the true status
or the case BY those who have discounted the
lncnrablllty theory, and the public recognizes
and test,fies to the fact that Warmers safe
cure 10 . specific for this disease. This has
been shown with thousands of testimonials,
Upon referring to them in our files we find
that 5000 reward will be given to any one
who can prove that 80 fal as the manufactur-
ers know they are not genuine, and that hun
dreds of thousands similar in character could
bc published if it we're necessary.
This condition Of things is very amusing to
the journalist, who looks upon all sides Of
every question. Proof should be accepted by
oil. but prejudice fights proof for many years.
1t seems strange that when 3 proprietary
medicine is doing the good that Warmers safe
cure is that the physicians do not publicly in
dorse it. Many of them. we are toll, privately
prescribe it
A few years ago. as stated, when Q man had
BriSht's disease, tho doctor boldly announced
it, because he thought it relieved him of re-
eponsibility.
To-day when prominent people are dying
land hundreds of thousands of common peo-
pie die of tho same dlseasc), We are told that
doctors disguise the fact that it is Bright's dis
ease of tho kidneys, and say that they die OF
paralysis, Of apoplexy, of pneumonia, Of con
sumption, of general debility, Of rheumatism,
of heart disease, of blood poisoning, or SONS
other of tho names OF the direct effects OF
kidney disease. They arc not the real disease
itse.f.
We sometimes wonder if they avoid stating
the real cause Of disease for fear they vii
drive the public into patronage of the only
scientltic proprietary specific for kidney dis.
ca -es and the thousand and one diseases tina,
originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement w
read. Some people perhaps NAV regard this
article as an advertisement aud will not he.
lievo it, but VIC are candid enough to say tina
we believe the parties above mentioned have
stated their case and proved it, and under such
circumstance the public is unwise il it il
longer influenced by adverse prejudice.